AA5601 DCA → PHL

American Airlines · Washington, DC to Philadelphia, PA · 44 flights observed, 2026-04-07 to 2026-05-20 · 120 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 100% on-time on Saturdays vs. 50% on Fridays.

AA5601 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DCA → PHL, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
84%
Median delay
-8 min
90th percentile
+32 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How often is AA5601 on time?

Across 44 flights on DCA → PHL from 2026-04-07 to 2026-05-20, AA5601 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 84% of the time. The median arrival delay was -8 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +32 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time3684%
16-30 min25%
31-60 min12%
61-120 min25%
2+ hrs25%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-042483%+5 min
2026-051984%+7 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon683%
Tue786%
Wed683%
Thu683%
Fri650%
Sat6100%
Sun6100%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…